President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new Chief Executive Officers of two federal agencies.
This is even as the president redeployed a former chief of staff to the minister of the FCT from Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority to National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).
The appointments were announced in a statement signed Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
According to the statement, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke has been appointed as the “Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).
“Furthermore, the President has approved the appointment of Dr. Adedeji Ashiru as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA).”
Ngelale noted that “Engr. Woke, besides being an engineer, is an environmental specialist and politician. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, and had served under the Environmental, Safety, and Operations Departments of the then Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
“He was Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State and Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years.
“Dr. Ashiru holds a Doctorate degree in Engineering from the Common Wealth University, UK, and has led a consortium of blue-chip companies, in addition to earning many stripes in his professional endeavour.”
He added that “the President expects the new Chief Executive Officers to deploy their competencies to these critical agencies for sustainable gains and turnaround, while maintaining utmost transparency in their operations.”
